Prepared & Mixed

Boba & milk teas

Boba (bubble tea) and milk teas are Taiwanese-origin drinks built on a tea base with milk, sugar, and optionally tapioca pearls or other toppings. The format has diversified far beyond the original milk tea and tapioca combination: taro, brown sugar, and jasmine variants are now global staples. These are tracked here as the complete drink; the base tea (typically a strong black or oolong) can be noted in the session log if relevant.

teabert, the tealytics teapot, keeper of the kettle

Boba is pure joy in a cup: a sturdy tea base dressed up with milk, sugar, and those chewy tapioca pearls, then reinvented a hundred ways from taro to brown sugar. I think a strong tea backbone is what keeps the best ones from collapsing into dessert, so the leaf still matters more than it looks.

Styles in this family

Bubble Tea

Bubble Tea is a Boba & milk teas Prepared & Mixed tea.

Milk Tea

Milk Tea is a Boba & milk teas Prepared & Mixed tea.

Taro Milk Tea

Taro Milk Tea is a Boba & milk teas Prepared & Mixed tea.

Brown Sugar Boba

Brown Sugar Boba is a Boba & milk teas Prepared & Mixed tea.

Jasmine Milk Tea

Jasmine Milk Tea is a Boba & milk teas Prepared & Mixed tea.

Oolong Milk Tea

Oolong Milk Tea is a Boba & milk teas Prepared & Mixed tea.

Hong Kong Milk Tea

Hong Kong Milk Tea is a Boba & milk teas Prepared & Mixed tea.